Biology:Coccinellinae

Coccinellinae is a subfamily of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 genera and 90 described species in Coccinellinae.

Tribes

After the most recent revision, the subfamily consists of the following tribes: Stethorini – Coccinellini – Chnoodini – Ortaliini – Epilachnini – Noviini – Scymnini – Cryptognathini – Cephaloscymnini – Platynaspidini – Aspidimerini – Hyperaspidini – (Brachiacanthini) – Diomini – Poriini – Pentiliini – Azyini – Argentipilosini – Chilocorini – Plotinini – Sumniini – Sticholotidini – Cranophorini – Coccidulini – Shirozuellini – Scymnillini

Genera

Further information: List of Coccinellidae genera § Subfamily Coccinellinae

Coccinellinae includes these genera:

• Adalia Mulsant, 1846 ^{i c g b}
• Aiolocaria (Crotch, 1871)^g
• Anatis Mulsant, 1846 ^{i c g b} (giant lady beetles)
• Anisosticta Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 ^{i c g b}
• Aphidecta Weise, 1893 ^{i c g b}
• Calvia Mulsant, 1850 ^{i c g b}
• Ceratomegilla Crotch, 1873 ^{i c g b}
• Cheilomenes Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 ^{i c g}
• Coccinella Linnaeus, 1758 ^{i c g b}
• Coelophora Mulsant, 1850 ^{i c g b}
• Coleomegilla Timberlake, 1920 ^{i c g b}
• Cycloneda Crotch, 1871 ^{i c g b} (spotless lady beetles)
• Harmonia Mulsant, 1850 ^{i c g b}
• Hippodamia Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 ^{i c g b}
• Macronaemia Casey, 1899 ^{i c g b}
• Megalocaria Crotch, 1871 ^{i c g}
• Micraspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 ^{i c g}
• Mulsantina Weise, 1906 ^{i c g b}
• Myzia Mulsant, 1846 ^{i c g b}
• Naemia Mulsant, 1850 ^{i c g b}
• Neda Mulsant, 1850 ^{g b}
• Neoharmonia Crotch, 1871 ^{i c g b}
• Olla Casey, 1899 ^{i c g b}
• Paranaemia Casey, 1899 ^{i c g b}
• Propylea Mulsant, 1846 ^{g b}
• Psyllobora Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 ^{i c g b} (fungus-eating lady beetles)
• Synonycha Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 ^{i c g}
• Verania Mulsant, 1850 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Gallery

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  Anatis labiculata
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  Psyllobora vigintimaculata
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  Psyllobora vigintimaculata, larva

Further reading

• American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0849309540. 
• Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub.. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18111#page/5/mode/1up. 
• Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (Pensoft Publishers) (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMID 21594053. 
• Casey, Thomas L. (1908). "Notes on the Coccinellidae". The Canadian Entomologist 40 (11): 393–421. doi:10.4039/Ent40393-11. https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_120121_notesonthecoccinellidae1868. 
• Crotch, G.R. (1873). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38811. ISBN 0665070772. 
• Evans, Arthur V.; Hogue, James N. (2006). Field Guide to Beetles of California. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520246577. 
• Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 93 (1): 1–912. ISSN 0028-7199. 
• Gordon, Robert; Vandenberg, Natalia (1991). "Field guide to recently introduced species of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in North America". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 
• Klimaszewski, Jan; Watt, J.Charles (1997). "Coleoptera: family-group review and keys to identification". Fauna of New Zealand 37. https://biotaxa.org/fnz/article/view/1797/. 
• Lawrence, J.F.; Newton Jr., A.F. (1995). Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. 2. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. pp. 779–1006. ISBN 83-85192-34-4. 
• LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/85732. 
• Leng, Charles W. (1920). Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr.. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8777. 
• "A Check List of the Insects of North America: Coleoptera". Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America (Entomological Information Services) 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera: 41–820. 1996. ISBN 9781889002019. http://nearctica.com/nomina/pdfs/volume1/volume1.htm. 
• Vandenberg, Natalia J. (2002). Family 93; Coccinellidae Latreille 1807. American Beetles. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 371–389. ISBN 0-8493-0954-9. 
• White, Richard E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780395910894. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q687380 entry